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From: Ahmad Emneina <aemneina@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 08:51:05 -0700
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Subject: Re: About CPU usage
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you might want to try this query on the dev mailing list, they could have
more insight into the artificial limit of 4. My guess is thats a poorly
worded recommendation.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:30 AM, M=C4=81rti=C5=86=C5=A1 Jakubovi=C4=8Ds <ma=
rtins@vertigs.lv>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In my demo server with XenServer 6.2 I got quad core CPU with
> hyperthreading (8 vCPU total). In cluster I am able to use
> cpu.overprovisioning.factor 5.0 and more. Why so, if in documentation
> described maximum over-provisioning can't be bigger than 4?
> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-
> administration/en/4.3/hosts.html#limitations-on-over-
> provisioning-in-xenserver-and-kvm
>
> Also, looks like is possible to trick CPU over-provisioning by entering
> less CPU speed in Compute Offering than are really in server.
>
> Maybe someone can share they experience about CPU over-provisioning with
> XenServer?
>
> Thanks.
>

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